This new training program builds on PRB’s 40-year legacy of training researchers to communicate their findings for policy change and is designed to develop skills that U.S. researchers need to communicate with U.S. policy audiences, including decision makers and the media. Through support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), PRB will be able to fund the participation of U.S. citizens and permanent residents studying demography, population health, and reproductive health in doctoral programs at U.S. academic institutions

We are delighted to announce that the 8th International Conference on Population Geographies will be held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, from 30th June to 3rd July 2015. The call for papers is now open. The deadline for submissions is Monday 16th February 2015. We invite papers from all fields of population geography and allied disciplines, especially contributions around the following themes: Spatial demography, Migration and development, Ethnicity and segregation, Migration and the environment, Households and housing, Demography of the life course, Fertility and the family, Towards the end: death and dying, Ageing and morbidity, Indigenous populations, Official statistics, Exploiting big data, Data visualisation and communication, Demographic projections, Applications of demography, and Population health. We also welcome proposals for other sessions and offers to organise or convene sessions. Abstracts for papers and posters should be around 250 words and include the title, authors, affiliations, and contact email, and be sent to icpg2015@uq.edu.au. For all other aspects of the conference, contact icpg2015@absoluteevents.com.au. Key dates: Monday 16th February 2015 - Deadline for submitting abstracts; Monday 9th March 2015 – Notification of acceptance.; Monday 16th March – Registration opens.; Monday 4th May – Deadline for Early bird Registration.; Other essential details of the conference including venue, accommodation, and travel will be made available progressively on the Conference website at: http://www.icpg2015.org